Dan McCabe - The Old Man Lyrics

Oh The tears have all been shed now
We've said our last good-byes
His soul's been blessed and he's laid to rest
And it's now I feel alone
He was more than just a father
A teacher my best friend
He can still be heard in the tunes we shared
When I played them on my own
No I never will forget him for he made me what I am
Though he may be gone memories linger on
And I miss him... The old man


As a boy he'd take me walking
By mountain field and stream
And he showed me things not known to kings
Secrets between him and me.
Like the colour of a pheasant
As he rises in the dawn
And how to fish and make a wish
Beside a fairy tree
No I never will forget him for he made me what I am
Though he may be gone memories linger on
And I miss him... The Old Man


I thought he'd live forever
He seemed so big and strong
But the minutes fly and the years roll by